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The Henry Stickmin Collection

The Henry Stickmin Collection

PuffballsUnited · released Aug 6, 2020

AdventureCasualIndiePC

A choose-your-own-path where failing is more fun than succeeding.

91
VGC Score
Stablehigh confidence
95%
At launch
99%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
85%
Player sentiment
100%
Recent sentiment

Screenshots & trailers

What players say

Why the number is what it is: aspect mentions counted across 347 sampled Steam reviews (346 positive / 1 negative), recent and most-helpful. Plain keyword counting, fully reproducible; nothing here is written by a machine.

What positive reviews talk about

  • Story & writing10% mention it

What negative reviews complain about

Negative reviews don't converge on specific aspects.

Satisfaction by hours played

Same score, different games: see how sentiment holds up the longer people play.

Under 5h

99%

106 reviews

5-15h

100%

188 reviews

15-40h

100%

34 reviews

40-100h

100%

10 reviews

Review sentiment over time

Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.

How this score was computed

The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.

ComponentPositiveQuality (0-100)Weight (pseudo-reviews)
Press reviews (Metacritic)0
All-time Steam reviews99%951000
Metacritic user ratings9041
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)100%96193
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 94.0, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 59,624 player reviews, a largely self-selected fanbase. As more players weigh in, the ceiling rises (full scale unlocks at 100,000 reviews).

Scoring window: last 30 days (no significant patch detected) · 300 reviews sampled · 551 total reviews in window · weighted 194.7 up / 0.4 down · computed 6h ago · full methodology →

Patch history

No patch announcements found on Steam yet.